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City unveils corridors-and-gateways plan: new ‘Garland vibe’ signage, public art and prioritized corridors
Summary
Design team and city staff presented a corridors-and-gateways revitalization plan that proposes a flexible system of signs, median treatments and integrated public art to create a unified ‘Garland vibe.’ The plan includes templates for three sign types, a custom city font and pilot projects on Forest Lane and State Highway 66.
The Garland City Council heard a presentation Monday evening on a proposed citywide corridors-and-gateways revitalization plan that would pair a new, flexible signage system with public‑art opportunities and median and landscape treatments.
Seth Atwell, principal at TPG Partners, said the plan’s aim was to “embrace the Garland vibe” by blending historical signage character with newer, district‑specific expressions. He described the design approach as a system rather than a single look: standard gateway markers, larger vertical landmark signs and smaller, utility‑pole or median elements that can be right‑sized for different locations.
Design and priorities The team proposed three corridor treatment types — new corridors (where pavement and medians are upgraded together), beautification corridors (focused median upgrades only) and limited‑area corridors (narrow medians where…
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